A man was found shot inside an apartment on the 1900 block of Belle Haven Drive in Landover Tuesday afternoon, and he died at the scene before officers could get him help. Prince George's County police responded to the area, near the King Shopping Center, around 12:25 p.m. as homicide detectives began piecing together what happened behind closed doors in broad daylight.
Conflicting Early Reports on Injuries
Details about the shooting emerged in pieces Tuesday. DC News Now, in a developing report, said it remained unclear whether anyone was actually injured in the incident. But a separate report from wjla.com was more definitive, stating plainly that a man died after the shooting. That station reported that officers went to the 1900 block of Belle Haven Drive around 12:25 p.m. and found a man inside an apartment with gunshot wounds, and that he died at the scene.
Prince George's County police confirmed to the station that homicide detectives are working to determine any suspects and a motive in the case. As of Tuesday, no information about a possible suspect had been released, and the investigation remained active. Police asked anyone with information to call 301-516-2512.
A Violent Stretch Along Belle Haven Drive
This is not the only deadly shooting reported on Belle Haven Drive in Landover. A separate report from yahoo.com described a man found shot in the street in the 1700 block of Belle Haven Drive around 5:15 a.m., just a few blocks from Tuesday's scene. That man, who had not yet been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, and police had not released any information about a suspect, with no arrests made at the time of that report. The supplied evidence does not establish whether that earlier shooting is connected to Tuesday's case.
Landover has also seen other recent gun violence nearby. On Nov. 1, a shooting unfolded around 1:10 p.m. in the 3200 block of 75th Avenue, where officers found 20-year-old Diontay Jackson with multiple gunshot wounds; he was rushed to the hospital but later died, per the same wjla.com report. Police have since charged three people with murder in that case, identifying them as De'Andre Reid, 23, of Riverdale, Wonnae Bridgeforth, 26, of Landover, and Wonnese Bridgeforth, 24, of Upper Marlboro.
Investigation Continues
For now, the Belle Haven Drive case remains an open, developing investigation, with detectives still trying to determine who was involved and why. Police have not released the identity of the man found dead inside the apartment. Anyone with information has been urged to come forward as homicide investigators continue working the case.
